Parents Armed Them for a Cruel World

DID YOU JUST HEAR THAT CHILD? She told her parents, “This must be the UGLY collection.” Is she too young to read the sign: “Unusual Plant Forms”? Children should be taught not to make appearance slurs. Since birth we’ve ALL been told that we’re“special.”

§ 9 Responses to Parents Armed Them for a Cruel World

I believe we’ve said before ‘who needs Facebook?’ when we have our own growing community. My mother & I trade “I love you’s” when we end our visits either in person or on the phone. Yay God for the planting good seeds!

There’s truth in that there humour. Children are taught to have disdain for those that are different. My kids have been brought up to not see disabilities or differences. Being disabled myself, as is my mother and my son.

A great comment and a great approach, Alastair. When we put our kids to bed every night, we said, “Goodnight. We love you. You’re special.” Now that they’re twenty-somethings we still end our conversations with them by saying, “Goodnight. Love you.” (And they say the same to us.)